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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to supporting a quality and inclusive school system that provides an equal opportunity at success for all children, including those at risk of educational disadvantage. In line with the Programme for Government, the Government is continuing to examine how the model of intervention in the north-east inner city (NEIC) could be extended to other comparative areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The new primary school book scheme will provide free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks, in recognised primary schools and special schools. More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from this measure. The total investment, of over €50 million, significantly increases the funding for school books which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The details sought by the Deputy, in regard to public bodies under the aegis of my Department, are available in the attached table. /ie/oireachtas/debates/questions/supportingDocumentation/202 3-06-01_pq196-01-06-23_en.docx">Contacts

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: With effect from the beginning of the 2013/14 school year, participation in the Supervision and Substitution scheme is compulsory for all post-primary teachers, save for those who had availed of the opt-out arrangements prior to this date. Circular 0047/2017 also subsequently set out the arrangements whereby teachers who previously opted out from compulsory participation in the Supervision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in addition to membership of the NCCA Council, composition of all the NCCA's active structures (development groups and boards) is published on the NCCA website - see With the exception of Junior Cycle PE, no other junior cycle subject development groups are in place at present.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The current number of live studies, reviews and research projects in progress, undertaken or commissioned by my Department is set out in the table below. Title of current study/ review / research undertaken or commissioned End Date OECD Review of Calculated Grades and Accredited Grades Q2 2023 Thematic evaluation on provision and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. The Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) has underpinned teaching, learning, assessment and reporting in post-primary schools for a number of years. A research study examining schools’ experiences of working with the framework is now taking place. Following a competitive tender process, a research team from the School of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The issue of alcohol misuse is addressed throughout the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme, which has a specific module on the use and misuse of a range of substances. As students progress through the SPHE programme from primary to post-primary, they encounter a wide range of issues, including substance misuse. Schools have a role to play in supporting their students to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for early years education and provision and school-age childcare outside of the formal education system. However, my Department has a key role in supporting quality within the sector and works closely with the DCEDIY. My Department has historically funded a very small number of preschool...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2023 included the announcement for the provision of fully funded solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with an output of 6kW for all schools. This funding will be made available from the Climate Action Fund at the discretion of the Minister for the Environment. This significant solar PV programme, will assist schools with their energy needs and costs along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). As the Department of Education is not the employer of tutors in non-ETB private colleges the contractual situation for these tutors does not fall under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department approved the following works under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme in 2019, for the school in question: 1x 80m2 Mainstream classroom incl ensuite 3x 80m2 Mainstream classroom incl ensuite toilets2x 15m2 SET rooms1x 10.5m2 WC for assisted usersThe school authorities have requested that additional accommodation for special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2023 included the announcement for the provision of fully funded solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with an output of 6kW for all schools. This funding will be made available from the Climate Action Fund at the discretion of the Minister for the Environment. This significant solar PV programme, will assist schools with their energy needs and costs along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As per the 2022-2023 preliminary enrolment data, published in December 2022, link below, there are 406,457 pupils in post primary schools in the country. www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/ Please note this preliminary enrolment data will be replaced by the final enrolment data for 2022-2023 which will be published in June 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that in accordance with the Rules and Programmes for Secondary Schools, the approved course for recognised senior pupils must include not less than five subjects, of which one shall be Irish. This applies to all students except for those holding an exemption from the study of Irish. There is no requirement to sit or pass an Irish examination in order to achieve a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...